The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . SHELTER IN INSTITUTE PARK. ton park, 1888, 13 acres; Newton hill, 1888, 60 acres; North park, 1889,40 acres; Dodge park, 1890, r 3 acres; Fairmount, small; Chandler hill,1892, 37 acres. The aggregate of all the parks in Worcester is nearly350 acres. Three of the above—Institute, Dodge and Fairmount parks-were gifts to the city by Honorable Stephen Salisbury, Thomas , Esq., and the late David S. Messinger, respectively. The fee ofEast park is in the Commonwealth. The others were purchased, and apark loan was authorize
The Worcester of eighteen hundred and ninety-eightFifty years a city . SHELTER IN INSTITUTE PARK. ton park, 1888, 13 acres; Newton hill, 1888, 60 acres; North park, 1889,40 acres; Dodge park, 1890, r 3 acres; Fairmount, small; Chandler hill,1892, 37 acres. The aggregate of all the parks in Worcester is nearly350 acres. Three of the above—Institute, Dodge and Fairmount parks-were gifts to the city by Honorable Stephen Salisbury, Thomas , Esq., and the late David S. Messinger, respectively. The fee ofEast park is in the Commonwealth. The others were purchased, and apark loan was authorized and funded. The total cost has been over$250,000, exclusive of gifts. Institute park has been improved by Mr. Salisbury largely at his ownexpense, and is much resorted to by those who drive, walk, or ride the 354 The Worcester of LAKE IN INSTITUTE PARK. wheel. North park and Dodge park are in the northern section of tliecity; East park and the adjoining Chandler hill are situated betweenvShrewsbury and Belmont streets. Crompton park lies between Mill-bury street and Quinsigamond avenue. University park is oppositeClark University on Main street. Each of these parks has its ownspecial attractions and points of interest, and altogether they form oneof the chief glories of our beautiful city. In September, 1898, Charles D. Boynton presented a deed to the cityof about 130 acres of land located in Paxton and Holden for the pur-poses of a public park, or for a hospital, or sanitarium, or both, or either,as the City Government shall from time to time determine. The deedreserves a life interest in the land to Mr. Boynton. By vote of the CityCouncil October 3, and approved by the mayor October 7, the gift wasgratefully accepted. This tract contains the celebrated Silver Spring,and the land adjoins the city line, and is
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